English-Thai Dictionary

asparagus

N หน่อไม้ ฝรั่ง  nor-mai-fa-rang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ASPARAGUS

n.[L. and Gr. probably from to tear, from its lacerated appearance, or from the root of a spire, from its stem. ] Asparagus, sperage, vulgarly, sparrow-grass; a genus of plants. That which is cultivated in gardens, has an upright herbaceous stalk, bristly leaves, and equal stipulas. The roots have a bitterish mucilaginous taste; and the stalk is, in some degree, aperient and deobstruent, but not very efficacious.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ASPARAGUS

As *par "a *gus, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. prong, sprout, Pers. asparag,Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek borrowed from the Persian. Cf. Sparrowgrass. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceæ, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers.Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens.

 

2. The young and tender shoots of A. officinalis, which form a valuable and well-known article of food.

 

Note: This word was formerly pronounced sparrowgrass; but this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to uneducated people. Asparagus beetle (Zoöl.), a small beetle (Crioceris asparagi ) injurious to asparagus.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

asparagus

as par a gus |əˈsparəgəs əˈspɛrəɡəs | ▶noun a tall plant of the lily family with fine feathery foliage, cultivated for its edible shoots. [Asparagus officinalis, family Liliaceae. ] • the tender young shoots of this plant, eaten as a vegetable and considered a delicacy. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek asparagos.

 

asparagus beetle

as par a gus bee tle ▶noun a small, boldly marked leaf beetle whose adults and larvae feed on the leaves of asparagus. [Crioceris asparagi, family Chrysomelidae. ]

 

asparagus fern

as par a gus fern ▶noun a decorative indoor or greenhouse plant with feathery foliage, related to the edible asparagus. [Genus Asparagus, family Liliaceae: several species, in particular A. plumosus. ]

 

asparagus pea

as ¦para |gus pea ▶noun a pea plant which has edible cylindrical pods with four longitudinal wavy flanges. ●Tetragonolobus (or Lotus ) purpurea, family Leguminosae.

 

Oxford Dictionary

asparagus

asparagus |əˈsparəgəs | ▶noun a tall plant of the lily family with fine feathery foliage, cultivated for its edible shoots. ●Asparagus officinalis, family Liliaceae. • [ mass noun ] the tender young shoots of the asparagus plant, eaten as a vegetable. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek asparagos.

 

asparagus beetle

as ¦para |gus bee ¦tle ▶noun a small boldly marked leaf beetle whose adults and larvae both feed on the leaves of asparagus. ●Crioceris asparagi, family Chrysomelidae.

 

asparagus fern

as ¦para |gus fern ▶noun a decorative indoor or greenhouse plant with feathery foliage, which is related to the edible asparagus. ●Genus Asparagus, family Liliaceae: several species.

 

asparagus pea

as ¦para |gus pea ▶noun a pea plant which has edible cylindrical pods with four longitudinal wavy flanges. ●Tetragonolobus (or Lotus ) purpurea, family Leguminosae.

 

Duden Dictionary

Asparagus

As pa ra gus Substantiv, maskulin , der |asˈpaːragʊs auch …ˈraː …|lateinisch asparagus < griechisch aspáragos a Spargel (Gemüsepflanze )b Spargelart, deren Kraut in der Blumenbinderei verwendet wird

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

asparagus

as par a gus /əspǽrəɡəs /名詞 複 ～U C 〘植 〙アスパラガス ; その芽 (!数えるときはa piece of ～) .